Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-12
News Notes.


and a day of enjoyment may be antiei'
psted.
Yesterday the transfer of a half inter
est in o2l acres in the Los Felis ranch
was made by j. w. Potts to John ).
Mailman, the consideration oeine
Si20.000.
Articles of Incorporation for the
Azusa Valley Street Railway Company
have been filed with the County Clerk,
and sctive operations will be commenced
in the near future.
DIR. o. L. Baker, of Warren county,
Iowa. has written letter to the Chief
Of Police thanking the force of this city
for their attention paid at the funeral OF
DIR. ]. 8. Baker, lately deceased.
The amount of real estate transfers
recorded yesterday was s49o,9sS'
while the number of sales was "a.
There seems to be no diminution OF sales
week after week during the summer
months.
The building now being erected on
the corner of Temple and New High
streets will, it is understood, be used as
a safe deposit bank. Mr.. o. W. Childs,
Ralph Rogers and other solid citizens
will probably be connected with it.
At the request of the attorney for the
defendant in the case of Bert. A. Mac
kenzie, charged with robbing the United
States mails, the further hearing Of the
examination before U. S. Commissioner
Van Dyke, was set for July 10th.
Some of the commission merchants
here who have wool on hand are dis
cussing the advisability OF sending it to
New York by the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company. The company charges
fifty cents per hundred pounds while the
railroads charge dsllar.
There is S. reward awaiting any
person who will prod1ce at THE HERALD
Office a certain setter puppy with a
white body, black head and black ears.
The dog has evidently strayed away
from home and the owner would like to
recover him.
Two of the great iron cylin ders, filled
with concrete, on which the Kuhrts-
street bridge is to rest, are in position
and the rest are on the ground. Pile
driving is going forward rapidly and
soon another bridge will span the risky
Los Angeles river. But when Will
Main street be opened to the bridge!
A syndicate OF which W. W. Barnes
is President, E. M. Funke Vice.Presi-
dent. and c. Maholn Secretary and
Treasurer, has purchased the property
of Clement, Ballard Patterson. on the
corner OF Washington and San Pedro
streets, comprising fifteen acres. 1t VIII
he subdivided and placed on the market
This afternooa, about o'clock, Tom
Cleary and Billy Manning will spar ten
rounds at Agricultural Park, the winner
to take 60 and the loser 40 per cent. of
the cate receipts. The match will be
with hard gloves, and both men are de-
termined. Manning says that he weighs
1856 pounds, but will fight just as hard
The admission fee will be 81.
The committee appointed by the exec
utiye committee on the Fourth of July
celebration yesterday selected Major J.,
Downey Harvey as grand marshal. This
"a suffi cisnt to make the celebration u
rand success. Major Harvey will Sc
ect a splendid staff, and his aids will do
all in their mower to show tn world
hat in Los A lgeles the glorious Fourth
not forgotte i. The poet and orator
II be selected later.
Marshal Risley says that District At
torney Brooks is just in receipt of the
General Appropriation bill PASSED at
last session of Congress, and ap-
proyed March 3, 1887, in which appro-
priations were provided for the fiscal
wear commencing July l, 1887, and end.
ing June 30 1888, to cover expenditures
OF the Department of Justice, jurys,
witnesses. marshal's fees, and other
expenses. The appropriation for jurys,
witnesses and prisoners is exhausted for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1887.
For a couple of days reports have
been in circulation that smallpox is epi.
demic at Tucson, Arizona. OF course
there is no truth in the report, but Mayor
workman, who is ever alive to the in.
terests of Los Angeles, telegraphed to
Tucson and yesterday received the fol-
lowing answer: "There are but few
cases Of smallpox here and all are chill.
dren. They are confined to one Mexican
locality and there is no possibility of its
snreadino. as every conceivable precau-
tion Il taken" This was signed by w.
E Stevens, the Mayor of Tucson.
A brawny laboring man, going home
from his work with a wheelbarrow
before him in which his little girl, about
4 years old, was costly seated, and sing
ing with all her might joyous song,
attracted the attention OF wayfarers as a
most rare and touching scene last even
ing. The little one had good voice,
and was as happy seated in her wheel
barrow as If she were going to the
Princes ball like Cinderella in coach
and four. And the fathers honest face
beaned with Joyous pride as he pulled
away at his pipe and trundled along his
precious charge, after hard day 8 work.
A ride over the electric street railroad |
to it's terminus yesterday caused us to
realize the fact that Col. Rowland is
now running his cars at rate of speed
fally equal to the fastest time OF the
cables. Tho road is in excellent con-
dition, and the riding smooth and easy.
Trial trips were made yesterday after
noon over the extension OF Main street
and Los Angeles to Third. No paasen-
sers were taken, but the trials were sat.
isfactory. In few days passengers
vii start from First and Los Angeles on
ihis road, and have a continuous ride J
nearly one.third way to Santa Monica. &